The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-30
On the second hollot there was some little

On the second hollot there was some little
change, Queen Anne's vote going to Brown,
and Baltimore county gave one to jackson
and one to Hodges, and there was another
change or two. Jackson's vote was 80,
Baughmans 80, Hodges %, Browns "A and
Archer's 5. The third ballot was jackson SO,
Baughman 80, Hodges %, Brown "a, Archer
5. On the fourth ballot Cecil went to Baugh-
man. and the vote stood jackson 35, Baugh-
man 81, Hodges %, Brown u, Archer 5.
The fifth ballot was the same as the fourth,
except the Brown vote in St. Mary's went to
jackson, giving Jackson 3G and leaving
Brown 20.
During the balloting there were several
motions to adjourn, which we're voted down
by 0 large majority.
When the sixth ballot was taken baltimore
county cast seven votes for jackson. The
complimentary votes were over. and it was
evident that q nomination would be made, 1t
was evident, too, that jackson was tho oom
ing man. Cecil having left Brown also, Car
roll passed, Carroll, however, stood by
Brown, and gave him five votes. Before the
result was announced, Anne Arundel changed
her yotea to jackson, then the other Hodges
votes for him and one Brown vote in Balti-
more. This give him 65, more than enough
to elect, SO being the requisite number.
Baughman had SO, Brown Is and Archer 5.
Other delegations tried to get in, but there
was some excitement and applause, and
the result was announced before other changes
could be made. The announcement was
greeted with great applause, and it vas cyl
dent that the nomination gave general satiis-
faction and created Wild enthqsiasm from the
great number of Eastern Shoremep in the
galleries and on the floor,
m adiournmant i'm m dia talu fnllnwad until
s clock in the evening. The evening SEES
sion was short, and Col L. Victor Baugh
man, for Comptroller, and Hon. w, Pinkney
Wbyte, Of BALTIMORE for Attorney General,
warn nominated by aoelamatioH. All the
other candidates or their friends spoke 10 favor
of the nominees, and there was o regular
Democratic loyefeast.
sketch of the Nominees.
Senator Elihu E. jackson, the nominee of the
Democratic party for Governor of Maryland, is fifty
years of age, and has a wide reputation for hard
iowmon sense and sound Judgment upon matters of
state and private business He Is ne edesf Of seven
Salisbury during the past spring, and was horn on
his fathers farm, in the northern part OF Somerset
His fstber pW Was hardwoSEIs and fairly pTospers
farmer and prominent mover in county affairs,
having been at time judge of the Orphans Court
besides filling other places of trust Elihu L. jack
son was brought up with his four brothers and two
sisters on the farm, the entire family doing their
share of the customary labor lie received ms edu-
cation at the country school, and II was spRpi6-
mented later by private study during such time as
he could spare from life of extraordinary activity
IN 1859 at the age of twenty-five years, he went TO
Delmar, then the termlnus0f the Delaware Railroad
and started in the general country merchandising
business his sole capital being $500, which he had
earned by toll and saved by the practice Of the most
rigid economy. In 1868, the railroad having been
completed to Salisbury, Mr.. jackson removed to that
place. and formed partnership with his father and
his brother, VIM. II. Jackson under the style of Z.
E. jackson & Co. Here they started grocery and
dry goods store larger SCALE adding the shipping
qf1gnlber and grain business, and commencing
trade with baltimore hioh has since med large
proportions. As the other brothers attained ma
jorly they were successfully taken into the fFm.
In 1875 the firm began the manufacture of yellow
pine lumber at Suffolk. Va and they erected small
planning mill at Salisbury, where some OF the lumber
sent to be worked up after being roughed out in
Virginia. Under the careful and successful policy
of the FIRM this business got so large that the trans
portation of the lumber by the small bay sailing
craft was abandoned. and powerful tug was pro-
pred 10 Joy sig large harges with capacity of l25
600 feet each, At SUFFOLK, xg. the AEn h7if fail-
road running 40 milos 70 the Dismal swamp, ana
equipped II fully with rolling stock. In 1871 large
planning mill was started In BALTIMORE and in 1870
one was established in Washington. the shipments
oflumber to these points largely increasing mean,
while. They have lately purchased 5000 acres OF
land In Alahare and will shortly start mill there
Senator &. E. jackson and his bFother, WILLIAM H.
jackson. haze personally sed The large sells
NV business, Messrs. Wilbur f. and Richard W.
b., lie baltimore enEerREses, and